The Trivago Guy: $20 000
Trivago does what they can to encourage travelers to hit the road and seek adventure in new spaces around the world. In the past this has included enlisting actor Timothy Williams to help promote the hotels they list on their website. Paying him five figures for the gig, their site traffic immediately spiked when the campaign launched. The actor, who was born in Texas but moved to Germany, only started his career once he had learned German and settled into his new environment. The transition to Hollywood was strangely easier to do from outside of the U.S, which makes his story all the more interesting to begin with. Singing is another passion for the talented star, who released his debut album in 2018. Still starring in Trivago ads to this day, Timothy continues to rake in the fees for a couple of hours of his time, even though he is exploring other passions too.
The Trivago Guy
The Guy From Sonic Commercials: $300 000
Trained as an improv actor, T.J Jagodowski could have never imagined that he would first be discovered by a brand looking for a new face for their commercials. Appearing in campaigns for Sonic alongside Peter Grosz, the star was able to utilize his improv skills during filming, and few people are aware that a lot of the lines they delivered during the taping of the commercials were improvised to begin with. Consumers lapped up the duo’s work, and sales for the company skyrocketed. It even led to T.J winning awards for his improv skills, which would later turn into smaller roles in shows like Prison Break, and films like Stranger Than Fiction. Not that he needed the cash: the Sonic ads earned him a cool $300 000, which is not too shabby by any standards.
The Guy From Sonic Commercials
